At the beginning of the 21st century it seems that we human beings are faced with a huge dilemma. Our understanding of the world we live in is greater now than at any time in history, yet our understanding of our place in that world is perhaps at its lowest point ever.
If you were to come into
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The message is part three of a series on end of life issues and deals issues surrounding dignity.

ETHICS AT THE END OF LIFE:
GUARDING OUR DIGNITY
TEXT: Various
Sunday, September 1, 2002
Today we will conclude a series on end-of-life issues. This message is hard but necessary. A large segment of our society is advocating that we should terminate our lives when things get
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A message dealing with the disease of affluence and it’s consequences.

Debt, Deliverance and Dignity
1 Timothy 6:5-11; 17-19
An elderly man on a Moped, looking about 100 years old, pulled up next to a doctor at a streetlight.
The old fella looked at the sleek shiny car and asks, "What kind of car ya got there, sonny?"
The doctor replies, "A Ferrari. It cost
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In our worship, we are all equal in dignity, but, as Jesus gave different ministries to his disciples, in and out of worship, we differ in function and service; that is the meaning of hierarchy.

Solemnity of Peter and Paul
June 29, 2009
The readings for this solemnity help us to understand how it is that Christ left us–as a gift–a hierarchical Church. I was reading some fairly recent articles in Pastoral Music recently, and came across a rather angry one from a nun who was complaining
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SERMONS 2008
WEEK 1
Genesis 1-11; Job 1-9
TITLE: EXPOSED
THEME: exposing of sin, preservation of dignity, Revealing of character
INTRODUCTION:
1. Good morning! Happy New Year to everyone. Last year we took almost a whole year to go through one book. This year we are going to try
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Learn how the church should treat people with respect, dignity and as special in God’s eyes.

Have you ever listened to the words of the song that is used at the beginning of the “Cheers” television show? “Wouldn’t you like to go to a place where everyone knows your name and they are always glad you came.” Those words should be the them song of the church. A church should be a place
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All persons possess dignity and worth because we are created in God’s image.

GENESIS 1:26-27
“God’s Special Conference”
By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA
Sitting in her car--on a dark road just outside of town a young high school girl looks at her life.
This is what she sees:
“I am overweight.”
“I have
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This sermon is actually preached in a graduation service and it talks about the dignity and speciality of being a minister

AROMA OF CHRIST
The theme for this year is “Aroma of Christ” and the text is taken from II Cor.2:15. Let me read it for you. “For we are the Aroma of Christ for those who are being saved and those who are perishing.”
Paul is known for his dramatical usages and the play of words. He says we are
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The coming of Jesus Christ began not in Matthew, but Genesis. This is part one of a four part series leading up to Christ’s coming into the world.

The story of the coming of Jesus Christ into this world begins not in Matthew, but in Genesis. Our Bibles have one overarching theme: God’s relationship with man.
The first book of the Old Testament tells us how God made man in His own image and likeness.
The first book of the New Testament
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Human life is full of dignity and worth because we are made in the image of God -- Jesus sees the value of every human being and calls us to do the same.

The Value of One
Rev. Brian Bill
1/21/01
An elderly man was out walking along the beach early one morning when he noticed a teenager ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Catching up with the youth, he asked him what he was doing. The student responded by saying
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A message perfect for Mother’s day to encourage women with the seven godly characteristics of purity, trustworthiness, committment, diligence, optimism, compassion, and dignity.

SUCCESS - HOW DO WE REALLY DEFINE IT TODAY? THE WORLD HAS ESTABLISHED VARIOUS METHODS FOR US SO THAT WE CAN "CHART" OR KEEP TRACK OF OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE.
SOME OF THOSE METHODS THE WORLD GIVES US TO USE TO CHART OUR PROGRESS ARE THE
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The church has a powerful influence over the world and we need to come back to it’s dignity that because the church exist today, so does mankind. Paul in the ship on his way to Rome.

The World is riding with the CHURCH
TEXT: Acts 27 – Read All
Expound on the text – Historical
Acts 27:19-25
19 On the third day we threw the ship’s tackle overboard with our own hands.
20 Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that
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We need to stop and remember that our forefathers suffered much for thier faith in Christ, yet they bore the affliction with grace and dignity and through their trials, they made it through to Glory Land. The record they left teaches us much.

The records of Creation teach the importance and dignity of the human body. When God had made all other parts of the material universe and before He formed the human frame, He called a solemn council of the Trinity. With the most majestic deliberation H

The records of Creation teach the importance and dignity of the human body. When God had made all other parts of the material universe and before He formed the human frame, He called a solemn council of the Trinity. With the most majestic deliberation He decreed, “Let us make man in our image
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